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Anthropic's Mythos was a marketing stunt rather than a genuine effort to find security flaws.

TechnologyEconomicsSecurityMay 12, 2026score 0.492 posts · 2 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the cURL creator's criticism of Anthropic's bug-hunting Mythos as a marketing stunt, highlighting the discrepancy between the hype and the actual findings of a low-severity flaw.

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Anthropic's Mythos was a marketing stunt rather than a genuine effort to find security flaws.
Parent: MarketingEntity: Anthropic's MythosImpact: negativeDate: May 12, 2026 - May 15, 2026Target: Anthropic's Mythos was a marketing stunt rather than a genuine effort to find security flaws.

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Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/11/anthropics-bug-hunting-mythos-was-greatest-marketing-stunt-ever-says-curl-creator/5238111 After all that hype, AI scanner found one low-severity cURL flaw
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Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/11/anthropics-bug-hunting-mythos-was-greatest-marketing-stunt-ever-says-curl-creator/5238111
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Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator https://feddit.org/post/29827074
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Anthropic's Bug-Hunting Mythos Was Greatest Marketing Stunt Ever, Says cURL Creator Link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/05/11/199232/anthropics-bug-hunting-mythos-was-greatest-marketing-stunt-ever-says-curl-creator
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Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator https://sopuli.xyz/post/45559210
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Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator https://pawb.social/post/44148413
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 14, 2026
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Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/11/anthropics-bug-hunting-mythos-was-greatest-marketing-stunt-ever-says-curl-creator/5238111
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 15, 2026